Colin James Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 They have now demolished the BP garage in Edgar Street. Here are a few pictures I took over the weekend.
K.Butt Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Some good shots there Colin. Has the work actually begun now or have they just demolished the garage?
Colin James Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Posted October 26, 2015 Some good shots there Colin. Has the work actually begun now or have they just demolished the garage? I suspect the latter...
Adrian symonds Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 I go past it most days going to work, I saw them putting up the signs stuck to the boarding, it looks tacky to be honest. It is a shame that the garage have come down, certainly for something that is not needed, but the council need their projects and need to carry on being dictators and not caring what the public say.
Clarkester Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 It's a building site, of course it looks a bit tacky. If the council had spent thousands of pounds on really smart signage I dare say that would be wrong too?
ragwert Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 Looks hell of a lot better than plain wooden sheets.
Irena Sulecka Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 Looks hell of a lot better than plain wooden sheets. In some of the larger cities all you see is sheet after sheet of plain chipboard at least here there is some colourful advertising.
ragwert Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 For all the negatives this road has like bloody traffic lights I can now see some positives like the Police & Fire stations, cycle & walkway to and from Train station to City Center,Hereford - Gloucester canal.Just hope they also put the bus station alongside the train station.
Adrian symonds Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 It's a building site, of course it looks a bit tacky. If the council had spent thousands of pounds on really smart signage I dare say that would be wrong too? Looks hell of a lot better than plain wooden sheets. Should have got someone maybe to paint it, like what they have done with the boarding around the fire damaged buildings in the city centre.
Adrian symonds Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 For all the negatives this road has like bloody traffic lights I can now see some positives like the Police & Fire stations, cycle & walkway to and from Train station to City Center, Hereford - Gloucester canal.Just hope they also put the bus station alongside the train station. What I don't get is that we get all this news that we have no money for this, no money for that and yet we can afford to build new fire stations and new police stations, new roads that are not needed and yet we can't afford to keep toilets open in the city centre. We need a decent city bus station, the one at Tescos is too small and someone is going get hurt there if it carries on, worse now since Yeomans took over the runs for some reason. You watch our council tax go up again to pay for Herefordshire council vanity projects.
herefordman75 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 You watch our council tax go up again to pay for Herefordshire council vanity projects Have you seen the proposal to ask the residents if they would allow a rise in CT next year?
Colin James Posted October 28, 2015 Author Report Posted October 28, 2015 Should have got someone maybe to paint it, like what they have done with the boarding around the fire damaged buildings in the city centre. According to a local businessman, all of the boarding cost in excess of £44k! That is what he was told by a site worker when they were erecting the boards. Unbelievable amounts of money, where do they get these figures from?
Slim Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 Roger, same place as my bank manager i guess!
ragwert Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 According to a local businessman, all of the boarding cost in excess of £44k! That is what he was told by a site worker when they were erecting the boards. Unbelievable amounts of money, where do they get these figures from? £80,000 to board up the working boys home too.Had a look at that place the other day and I could board it up for £8,000 and I'd still be taking the P**s with that quote.
Denise Lloyd Posted October 28, 2015 Report Posted October 28, 2015 Has somebody acquired the Working Boys Home now? Who is the contractor responsible for the boarding up?
Adrian symonds Posted October 29, 2015 Report Posted October 29, 2015 According to a local businessman, all of the boarding cost in excess of £44k! That is what he was told by a site worker when they were erecting the boards. Unbelievable amounts of money, where do they get these figures from? Yeah, seems a bit iffy to be honest.
Pete.g Posted October 31, 2015 Report Posted October 31, 2015 Hi I think that putting the hoarding boards up and promptly putting what look like official adverts on them is a good thing , there is less space for fly posters and I am guessing that the income from the "official advertising posters" would be quite considerable. So if someone at the council has thought about this and marketed the space, well done ! Regards Pete
H.Wilson Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 £44k for the hoarding, that sounds extreme?
twowheelsgood Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 Hi I think that putting the hoarding boards up and promptly putting what look like official adverts on them is a good thing , there is less space for fly posters and I am guessing that the income from the "official advertising posters" would be quite considerable. So if someone at the council has thought about this and marketed the space, well done ! Regards Pete £250 per advert I believe.
ragwert Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 What I don't get is that we get all this news that we have no money for this, no money for that and yet we can afford to build new fire stations and new police stations, new roads that are not needed and yet we can't afford to keep toilets open in the city centre. We need a decent city bus station, the one at Tescos is too small and someone is going get hurt there if it carries on, worse now since Yeomans took over the runs for some reason. You watch our council tax go up again to pay for Herefordshire council vanity projects. Which toilets are closed?
Adrian symonds Posted December 19, 2015 Report Posted December 19, 2015 Which toilets are closed? You are kidding, where have been over the last few years? Most of them are closed, sure the city council have opened some of them back up, well kind of, but the council have now got this community toilet thing. in other words, we want to take your money but do not want to supply loos in the city.
ragwert Posted December 19, 2015 Report Posted December 19, 2015 You are kidding, where have been over the last few years? Most of them are closed, sure the city council have opened some of them back up, well kind of, but the council have now got this community toilet thing. in other words, we want to take your money but do not want to supply loos in the city. Adrian.Do you remember which ones were closed? Now answer the question on which ones are closed. Use Google if it helps
Denise Lloyd Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 At the Budget Meeting in February 2015 the cost of the Link Road was shown as £19772000.00 at the 31.3.15. Obviously an estimate had to be made for Feb/March 2015 but this was unlikely to cause significant differences. When the budget was presented in February 2016 the cost of the Link Road had been reduced to £10658000.00. A request was made to have the £9114000.00 difference explained. It has been accepted by Peter Robinson that the figures provided in February 2015 were incorrect and the adjustments shown below have to be made:- Budget Budget 2015 2016 Construction and Demolition 6752000 3223000 Fees 1732000 324000 Archaeology 88000 88000 Land Acquisition 11200000 6640000 Capitalised Interest 383000 Total 19772000 10658000 Evidence has been requested to support his amendments but yet to be seen.
Ubique Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 I can recall ( I think ! ) that Twowheelgood said that when travelling along this link road towards Edgar St traffic will only be able to turn left even though the motorist wishes to travel north along the A49 - is this still the cunning plan?
Cambo Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 At the Budget Meeting in February 2015 the cost of the Link Road was shown as £19772000.00 at the 31.3.15. Obviously an estimate had to be made for Feb/March 2015 but this was unlikely to cause significant differences. When the budget was presented in February 2016 the cost of the Link Road had been reduced to £10658000.00. A request was made to have the £9114000.00 difference explained. It has been accepted by Peter Robinson that the figures provided in February 2015 were incorrect and the adjustments shown below have to be made:- Budget Budget 2015 2016 Construction and Demolition 6752000 3223000 Fees 1732000 324000 Archaeology 88000 88000 Land Acquisition 11200000 6640000 Capitalised Interest 383000 Total 19772000 10658000 Evidence has been requested to support his amendments but yet to be seen. Land acquisition there's a difference of 4,560,000 less from the original figure from 2015 which is a sizeable difference obviously a saving has been made how & where as I was lead to believe that the guy from Rockfield DIY got a substantial amount I forget the figure but was it something like £3 million?
Slim Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 Ubique, I seem to remember talk of a traffic island being placed there. I may be wrong. Often am according to my wife and daughters!
Cambo Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 Ubique, I seem to remember talk of a traffic island being placed there. I may be wrong. Often am according to my wife and daughters! Here's a plan of the purposed new police & fire station showing the junction of the new link road & Edgar street.
Denise Lloyd Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 I will just refresh everybody's memory with regard to Peter Robinson Head of Finance and acting MD of Hoople who is having a little difficulty accounting for £9million in the Link Road budget Herefordshire Council appoints a "new" director of resources www.herefordtimes.com/.../13329499.Herefordshire_Council_appoints_... 12 Jun 2015 - HEREFORDSHIRE Council went nationwide to find a new director of resources ... Interim chief financial officer Peter Robinson is to take up the ... Herefordshire Council creates new £90k a year role (From ... www.herefordtimes.com/.../11306395.Herefordshire_Council_creates_n... 27 Jun 2014 - HEREFORDSHIRE Council has created a new £90,000 a year role and extended ... Chief finance officer Peter Robinson and Director of Adults ... Peter Robinson | The BRISTOLIAN thebristolian.net/tag/peter-robinson/ One recipient was former finance boss PETER “ROBBIN-US†ROBINSON. ... up a post in Herefordshire, the sleazy Freemason, notorious at the Council House ...You've visited this page 2 times. Last visit: 01/03/16 Board - Hoople www.hoopleltd.co.uk › About › Our Board and Executive team Peter Robinson, Managing Director. Peter joined Herefordshire Council as Chief Financial Officer in September 2013 after working for Bristol City Council as ... Cabinet 10 April - Open Forum - Hereford Voice www.herefordvoice.co.uk › General › Open Forum 2 Apr 2014 - 16 posts - ‎8 authors This gentleman left Bristol City Council under some very dubious ... I wonder howPeter Robinson so impressed Herefordshire that they offered ...
Roger Posted April 13, 2016 Report Posted April 13, 2016 I was speaking to a Herefordshire Highways Inspector in the pub last Sunday. This City project is not in his personal geographic area but he thought the physical end result would end in tears. He said there were new traffic lights planned at the bottom of Aylestone Hill that he thought would just shift the traffic problem about. :-p
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